ASNE high school project progresses

Between now and March, ASNE will take the lead in recruiting about 200 high school teachers who advise student newspapers (or want to) for a two-week for-credit training program emphasizing the core values of journalism and trends in daily newspapering

The six colleges who will administer the program, selected from 31 applicants, are:

Ball State University, Muncie, Ind.

Hampton University, Va.

Kent State University, Ohio

University of Maryland, College Park,

University of South Florida, Tampa

University of Texas, Austin

The Institute is one of three long-term initiatives launched by ASNE to revitalize high school papers and encourage a diverse generation of young people to pursue journalism careers. The High School Journalism Project has the financial support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

The other programs are:

ASNE partnerships: In the coming weeks, the first 25 partnerships between daily newspapers and local high schools will be announced. Technology grants of up to $5,000 will be awarded.

www.highschooljournalism.org: A Web site aimed at high school journalists, their teachers, guidance counselors and professional journalists interested in nurturing the scholastic press.

For more information, contact ASNE Senior Project Director Diana Mitsu Klos at 703-453-1125 or dmk@asne.org.